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Hi, SOCAAR is pleased to announce our next seminar in our 2014-2015 seminar series. December 3, 2014, 3 - 4 PM Wallberg Building, 200 College Street, Room 407 Towards understanding the burden of outdoor air pollution in Ontario: recent research Dr. Hong Chen Scientist Environmental Health Assessment Public Health Ontario Exposure to ambient air pollution is a major public health problem throughout the world, with an estimated 3.2 million premature deaths arising from this exposure globally in 2010. Air pollution epidemiologic research has played a crucial role in quantifying the global burden of air pollution and in informing policies that can yield maximal population health benefits. In recent years, the major interests in air pollution epidemiologic research have been focused on: (1) understanding the impact of air pollution on the development of major chronic diseases and (2) characterizing variation in the distribution of risk within a population (i.e., population susceptibility). In this talk, I will first present a recent population-based cohort study that examined the effect of long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on the development of diabetes in Ontario. Next, I will show main results from another cohort study that assessed the association between long-term exposure to PM2.5 and survival after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Ontario. Lastly, I will discuss the burden of post-AMI mortality attributed to exposure to PM2.5 in Ontario, estimated using the approach from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. If you are unable to join us for the seminar in person, we will be broadcasting the presentations live during the seminar using GoToMeeting software. Please feel free to join us online using a web-browser or by calling in and using the webviewing software. If you do decide to join us, please remember to mute your microphone. If you have any questions during the meeting you are welcome to contact me by email, or by using the GoToMeeting chat. Instructions on how to connect: Using your web-browser or smartphone https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/507545821 By telephone Dial +1 (647) 497-9391 Access Code: 507-545-821 Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting Meeting ID: 507-545-821